# Evaluation of intra-osseous jaw lesion diagnosis using fine needle aspiration cytology among Indian patients

## TL;DR

This study evaluates how well fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) can diagnose jaw bone lesions in Indian patients, showing it is fairly accurate.

## Contribution

The study reports the diagnostic accuracy of FNAC for intra-osseous jaw lesions in an Indian population.

## Key findings

- FNAC showed 84% accuracy in diagnosing intra-osseous jaw lesions.
- The sensitivity and specificity of FNAC were 80% and 88%, respectively.
- Positive and negative predictive values were 86.9% and 81.4%.

## Abstract

Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) has historically been used to diagnose thyroid cancers, growths on the neck, salivary glands
and other ailments. Therefore, it is of interest to evaluate efficacy of FNAC in the diagnosis of intra-osseous jaw pathologies among
Indian patients. Diagnosis obtained through FNAC was correlated with histopathological examination in 42 cases with an accuracy of 84%.
The sensitivity of FNAC in diagnosing bone lesions was 80% and the specificity was 88%. The positive predictive value was 86.9%and
negative predictive value was 81.4%. Thus, the efficiency of FNAC in the diagnosis of lesions in the intra-osseous jaw among Indian
patients is reported.